Tire.



K. CHAMBERS.

TIRE.

` APLmATIoN FILED oom, 1910. l 31,523. Patented July 2,1912.

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@MiN/Z615 f" y@ WMM casing members nea-r their confronting ends,

as shown, to bind the parts together.

this arrangement it Will be ,obvious that the improved tire is formed of a plu- `ality of independent units Which may be separately manufactured and applied by'` simply inserting the outer members over the rivets 15-17 It Will also be obvious that the parts may be readily separated by simply cutting ott' the outer heads of 'the various rivets. Thus in event of the impairment or fracture of one or more of the units it can be readily replaced without discarding the remaining units. This is an important advantage and materially increases the utility and efficiency of the improved tire. The casing members heretofore described are surrounded by the tread or shoe member 18 of the usual form and provided with the flanges or: hooks 3 by which the tire is secured in position. i y

It Will thus be obvious that an eilicient tire guard or shield is produced whereby the inflated inner tube l is effeetually protected from puncture, While at the same time the units which compose the protecting structure are separately and independently constructed, so that they may be readily assembled, and, as before stated, in event of the fracture or impairment of one or more of the units the impaired member may be readily replaced Wit-hout discarding the remaining portions.

Iaving thus described the invention, What is laimed is:

tire comprising an outer casing portion formed of a plurality of layersof fabric, a sheet metal guard strip between the layers of said outer casing portion,an inner portion formed of a layer of fabric and a layer of woven Wire, an intermediate portion formed of a plurality of layers of fabric, a plurality of sheet metal guard strips between the layers of said intermediate casing portion and the spaced apart and underlapping the guard strip of the outer casing portion, fastening devices extending through the layers of said outer casing portion, fastening devices extending through the layers ,of said intermediate casing portion,'fasten -ing. devices extending through the outer 1nner and intermediate casing portions, an outer protecting sheathing extending over the outer casing portion and the outer terminals of the fastening devices, and an inner protecting sheathing extending Within the inner casing portion and over the inner terminals of the fastening devices.

ln testimony Whereof,l afliX my 'signature in presence of two Witnesses.

KELLEY CHAMBERS, [Ls] lVitnesses:

TULLY BROWN, FRANK HARLOW. 

